Find A Grave - Bristol

Ainger, Alfred b. February 9, 1837 d. February 8, 1904
Author, Religious Leader. Born in London, England in the family of an architect, he was educated , at King's College, where he experienced the influence of John Frederick Denison Maurice, one of the principal theologians of his time. The sudden death of his father made it imperative that he enter a profession in which he would earn a living immediately, so he became ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: South nave aisle, south wall
Barnett, Samuel Augustus b. February 8, 1844 d. June 17, 1913
English clergyman, philanthropist, and social worker. After ordination he went to the notorious East End of London where he joined in the attack upon the unsanitary and terrible housing conditions there. He founded the universities' settlement (places where richer students could live alongside, learn about and contribute to the welfare of much poorer people), Toynbee Hall. The settlement was visited in 1888 by American reformer Jane Addams, who returned to the USA inspired to create similar...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: South nave aisle, south wall
Browne, George Forrest b. 1833 d. June 1, 1930
Religious Leader, Author. He was the 48th Anglican Church Bishop of Bristol, England, serving from 1897 to 1914. He was famous amongst speleobibliophiles (cave scientists) for his book, "Ice Caves in France and Switzerland," published in 1865. Born in York, he went to Cambridge University in 1857, where he obtained a degree in Theology and was ordained in 1858. After a spell of school mastering in Scotland he returned to his college in 1863 as a Fellow. He then held various appointments and...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: *Memorial north choir aisle, south wall
Butler, Joseph b. May 17, 1692 d. June 16, 1752
An English bishop, theologian, author and philosopher. The son of a Presbyterian linen-draper, he was educated at a Dissenting Academy in Gloucester, England. In 1714 he entered the Oriel College, Oxford and joined the Church of England. After holding a number of appontments, he became rector of the weathly who were living in Stanhope. In 1736 he was made the Head Chaplain of King George II's wife, Caroline. In 1738 he was appointed Bishop of Bristol. He is said to have declined an offer...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: *Memorial north transept, north wall
Colston, Edward b. November 2, 1636 d. October 11, 1721
Philanthropist, merchant, Member of Parliament. The eldest of eleven children in the family of a merchant and sheriff. He traded successfully in the West Indies, which at the time was the richest part of the growing English Empire. In 1680, he became a member of the Royal African Company, which had held the monopoly in Britain on gold, ivory and slave trading. He became a benefactor of Bristol, building almshouses in King Street and on St. Michaels Hill, endowing Queen Elizabeth's Hospital...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: *Memorial north transept, north wall
Davies, H. Walford b. September 6, 1869 d. March 11, 1941
Composer. A native of Oswestry, Shropshire, England, he is best remembered for his 1918 work, "Royal Air Force March Past." Born Henry Walford Davies, he began his career as an organist at the famed Temple Church in London, England. He also served as a musical director at the University of Wales, and was a popularizer of classical music for BBC radio for sometime. In 1934, he was named as the Master of the King's Music in Great Britain, and served there until his death. His many honours include...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Dix, William Chatterton b. May 14, 1837 d. September 9, 1898
Author. A noted writer of English hymns and carols. Born in Bristol in the family of a surgeon, who wrote a biography of poet Thomas Chatterton, and gave his son his middle name in his honor. Young William attended the Bristol Grammar School for a commercial career. After school he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, a vocation which he followed to the end of his life. When he got ill, he turned to writing a poetry of worship. He wrote more than 40 hymns over the...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: *Memorial
Fargus, Frederick John [memorial] b. December 26, 1847 d. May 15, 1885
English poet and novelist. He was born in Bristol, England, where his father was an auctioneer. Dreaming to become a sailor, he managed to persuade his parents to allow him to join the school frigate "Conway," however his father insisted that he abandon his hopes to enter the Royal Navy. Returning to Bristol, he wrote a burlesque called "Jason" or "the Golden Fleece" which produced a good impression, and he received commissions while continuing to earn his living working as an accountant until...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: North transept, East wall
Hakluyt, Richard [memorial] b. 1552 d. October 23, 1616
British geographer and writer, responsible for writing and publishing the records of the chief travelers and settlers in North America during the 15th and 16th centuries. He went to school at Westminster, where he was a queen's scholar; and then to Christ Church in Oxford. He was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1583. His first published work was his "Divers Voyages touching the Discoverie of America" (1582). He obtained the grant of the next vacant prebend at Bristol, to...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: *Memorial north choir aisle
Heard, Daphne b. August 1, 1904 d. June 22, 1983
Actress: She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England and died in Bristol, England. She is best remembered for her role as the Czech mother, 'Mrs. Poluvicka' in the comedy series "To The Manor Born." Her other film and television credits include "Jude the Obscure," "Three Sisters," "Macbeth," "The First Churchills,""Coronation Street," "Doctor Who," "Wodehouse Playhouse," "Upstairs, Downstairs," and "Z Cars." (Bio by: Genet)
Bristol Crematorium, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Winkworth, Catherine [memorial] b. September 13, 1827 d. July 1, 1878
Author, Translator. Born in London, she moved with her family to Lancashire, where she became friends with such literary figures as Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte. After her mother died, she moved to Germany to live with her aunt. She became fluent in German and developed into an excellent translator. In 1853 she published her influential "Lyra Germanica", a book of translations of German hymns. A great success, it ran through 23 editions and several of the hymns are still used in...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: North transept, East wall

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